Legio III Asiana

Legio III Asiana was a legion of the Roman Army which was raised in Pessinus, Asia Minor in 30 BC by Titus Taurus Statilius. The legion was one of the eastern legions raised under Octavian, and it enforced Roman rule in the region. During the 20s BC, the legion took part in the Galatian War, crushing the expansionist client state of Galatia.